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HISTORY OF BEAVER POST NO. 32,
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
On December 2, 1924, the first meeting was called of all ex-service men for the purpose of organizing a Beav-er Post of the American Legion. Twenty men subscribed for membership at the meeting, paid their dues and be-came the charter members. Before the end of that year, a constitution was drawn up and application was made for a charter. The Post was named and designated as Beaver Post No. 32 of the American Legion.
On January 8, 1925, the Post Charter was granted, and on January 30, 1925, at a grand ball and banquet, Beaver Post No. 32 was initiated and the first elected officers were inaugurated. The first officers were as follows B. Nowers, commander; O. C. McShane, vice-commander; George A. Parkinson, Adjutant; George Valentine, sergeant-at arms ; Kenneth A. Barton, histor-ian; Joseph A. Manzione, chaplain. Charter members were as follows : B. Nowers, O. C. McShane, George A. Parkinson, George Valentine, Kenneth A. Barton, Joseph A. Manzione, Charles Stanley Oakden, Victor Price, Bert Swindlehurst, William L. Hutchings, Albert Green, J. Wilford Robinson, Warren Neilsen, Presley M. Whorn-ham, John A. Ashworth, James Jones, Charles L. Price, Bernard Baldwin, James Arnold Ashworth, S. Taylor Farnsworth.
Prior to the chartering of the Post and ever since, the American Legion has been an outstanding social and civic organization of. Beaver. Many public celebrations and socials have been under the auspices of the Legion. It has consistently strived to promote and develop the community.
In 1926, the mayor and city officials of Beaver in-vited the American Legion to sponsor the July Fourth celebration. The invitation was accepted and the July Fourth celebration has been one of the regular civic duties of the Beaver Post to the present time.

HISTORY OF BEAVER POST NO. 32,
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
On December 2, 1924, the first meeting was called of all ex-service men for the purpose of organizing a Beav-er Post of the American Legion. Twenty men subscribed for membership at the meeting, paid their dues and be-came the charter members. Before the end of that year, a constitution was drawn up and application was made for a charter. The Post was named and designated as Beaver Post No. 32 of the American Legion.
On January 8, 1925, the Post Charter was granted, and on January 30, 1925, at a grand ball and banquet, Beaver Post No. 32 was initiated and the first elected officers were inaugurated. The first officers were as follows B. Nowers, commander; O. C. McShane, vice-commander; George A. Parkinson, Adjutant; George Valentine, sergeant-at arms ; Kenneth A. Barton, histor-ian; Joseph A. Manzione, chaplain. Charter members were as follows : B. Nowers, O. C. McShane, George A. Parkinson, George Valentine, Kenneth A. Barton, Joseph A. Manzione, Charles Stanley Oakden, Victor Price, Bert Swindlehurst, William L. Hutchings, Albert Green, J. Wilford Robinson, Warren Neilsen, Presley M. Whorn-ham, John A. Ashworth, James Jones, Charles L. Price, Bernard Baldwin, James Arnold Ashworth, S. Taylor Farnsworth.
Prior to the chartering of the Post and ever since, the American Legion has been an outstanding social and civic organization of. Beaver. Many public celebrations and socials have been under the auspices of the Legion. It has consistently strived to promote and develop the community.
In 1926, the mayor and city officials of Beaver in-vited the American Legion to sponsor the July Fourth celebration. The invitation was accepted and the July Fourth celebration has been one of the regular civic duties of the Beaver Post to the present time.